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Central Michigan University Conference House

Also Conference House · Central Michigan University college building

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TypeStructure
Built1959-08
Coordinates45.6833° N, 85.5001° WGoogle MapsDownload KML
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Structure
Built
1959-08
Coordinates
45.6833° N, 85.5001° WGoogle MapsDownload KML
Eras
Modern era
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Summary

Central Michigan University’s new Beaver Island college building was completed in August 1959, officially accepted by the State Board of Education by January 1960, and named the Conference House. The building was described as dormitory housing for 40 people and a base for summer courses in conservation, biology, outdoor education, art, and music.

Evidence and limits

The newspaper does not provide a precise location, plans, architect, construction ledger, or independent ownership or acceptance record.

The dated record

5 dated events · 1959–1961These years on the timeline →

Sources

  1. Sand Bay point used as a bay-level representative location because the held 1959–1960 reports place the Conference House about the middle of Sand Bay; it is not the building footprint or a surveyed shoreline location.
    osm · water
  2. Reports that Central Michigan University’s new college building on Beaver Island, completed the previous August, had been officially accepted by the State Board of Education and would be known as the Conference House. It describes dormitory-style housing for 40 people and summer courses in conservation, biology, outdoor education, art, and music. It does not give a street address, plans, architect, construction ledger, or independent acceptance record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-01_Beaver-Beacon
  3. The held four-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1960-01_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Central Michigan University Conference House”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/structures/central-michigan-university-conference-house-1960/, accessed [date], citing OpenStreetMap, Sand Bay feature, downloaded 2026-08-06. (and 2 further sources listed on the page).

Last revised 2026-08-03. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.

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